John Cena is one of the top WWE Superstars in history, commonly being referred to as the face of the company. Throughout this time, Cena has held a multitude of championships, headlined an endless list of premium live events, and featured in marquee showdowns with a who’s who of talent. He wrestled his most recent televised outing vs. the defending WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at SummerSlam in August 2021.
Alongside his in-ring successes came a handful of lovers for the leader of the Cenation, too. The 16-time World Champion is inarguably most known in this regard for his relationship with WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella. Infamously, John Cena proposed to the longest-reigning WWE Divas Champion in-ring at WrestleMania 33.
Other romantic partners for John Cena during his WWE career have included multi-time champions Victoria and Mickie James, as well as two marriages to partners outwith the industry. He married and later divorced his high school sweetheart Elizabeth Huberdeau, and is now married to Shay Shariatzadeh, who works as a Program Manager for Microsoft.
Nikki Bella Didn’t Want To “Force” John Cena To Become A Father
It was made public knowledge that a key reason for John Cena and Nikki Bella ultimately going their separate ways was due to the Bella twin wanting to have children, whereas Cena wasn’t quite in the same place. Nikki explained their differences during an interview with Better Together:
“Overall, we did have such an incredible relationship. It was just two people that wanted two different lives but were trying so hard to make it one. Even in the end when he was willing to give me kids, I could just tell, it’s not what he wanted. And that’s really, like, you know, what pushed me in the end, I was like, ‘Am I’m going to force someone to be a father?’”
Nikki Bella is now the mother to Matteo Artemovich Chigvinstev, having fallen pregnant with her Dancing With The Stars partner Artem Chigvinstev. She and Artem later married a month later, almost three years after they were first engaged.